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Redwood Logistics Acquires Simplified Logistics

On January 2, 2018, Redwood Logistics acquired transportation company Simplified Logistics from CI Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Redwood Logistics’ 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Redwood Logistics’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Redwood Logistics’ 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-01-02
Target Simplified Logistics
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Redwood Logistics
Sellers(s) CI Capital Partners
Deal Type Merger

Target

Simplified Logistics

Westlake, Ohio, United States
Simplified Logistics is a third-party logistics (3PL) provider with a focus on less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation management services. Simplified's comprehensive service offering includes logistics consulting, transportation management, customer reporting, and freight audit and payment services. Simplified was founded in 2003 and is based in Westlake, Ohio.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Redwood Logistics

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Transportation
DESCRIPTION

Redwood Logistics is a logistics platform company that provides solutions for moving and managing freight for more than 20 years. The company’s diverse portfolio includes digital freight brokerage, flexible freight management, and logistics consulting all wrapped into a revolutionary logistics and technology delivery model—Logistics Platform as a Service (LPaaS). LPaaS utilizes an open platform for digital planning that empowers shippers to seamlessly mix-and-match partners, technologies and solutions into their own unique digital supply chain fingerprint. Redwood connects a wide range of customers to the power of supply chain management, technology and the industry’s brightest minds. Redwood Logistics was formed in 2001 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 3
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ohio M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 4
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-23 LTX Solutions

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

LTX Solutions is a provider of less than truckload ("LTL") freight management and transportation supply chain solutions. LTX provides customized solutions that streamline your supply chain management processes and strengthen your customer service. LTX Solutions was founded in 1997 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CI Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CI Capital Partners is a private equity investment firm specializing in leveraged buyouts of middle-market companies. CI Capital primarily targets investments in North America and looks to invest between $10 and $150 million of equity capital per transaction. The Firm concentrates on acquiring companies in stable industries with consolidation potential. CI has a particular interest in business services, consumer services, distribution, transportation, and healthcare Services. CI Capital Partners was founded in 1993 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 27
Sector: Transportation M&A 2 of 3
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ohio M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 15 of 25
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-02 Redwood Logistics

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Redwood Logistics is a logistics platform company that provides solutions for moving and managing freight for more than 20 years. The company’s diverse portfolio includes digital freight brokerage, flexible freight management, and logistics consulting all wrapped into a revolutionary logistics and technology delivery model—Logistics Platform as a Service (LPaaS). LPaaS utilizes an open platform for digital planning that empowers shippers to seamlessly mix-and-match partners, technologies and solutions into their own unique digital supply chain fingerprint. Redwood connects a wide range of customers to the power of supply chain management, technology and the industry’s brightest minds. Redwood Logistics was formed in 2001 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-01 Galls

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Galls is a distributor of uniforms and equipment to the public safety market. Galls represents the largest distributor of uniform and equipment to public safety personnel, including police, fire, EMS, private security, corrections, federal/military, and postal. Galls services customers through a national catalogue, convenient eCommerce site, more than 50 dedicated sales reps, 80 locations, and its proprietary "eQuip" online solution serving state and local agencies. Each year, more than one million men and women in the public safety, postal and public transportation industries depend on Galls for their essential equipment and apparel. Galls was founded in 1967 and is based in Lexington, Kentucky.

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